US8789873B2 - Vehicle door systems - Google Patents
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- US8789873B2 US8789873B2 US13/002,241 US200913002241A US8789873B2 US 8789873 B2 US8789873 B2 US 8789873B2 US 200913002241 A US200913002241 A US 200913002241A US 8789873 B2 US8789873 B2 US 8789873B2
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- E05F5/00—Braking devices, e.g. checks; Stops; Buffers
- E05F5/06—Buffers or stops limiting opening of swinging wings, e.g. floor or wall stops
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- E05B17/00—Accessories in connection with locks
- E05B17/002—Weather or dirt protection
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
- E05C17/00—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith
- E05C17/02—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith by mechanical means
- E05C17/04—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith by mechanical means with a movable bar or equivalent member extending between frame and wing
- E05C17/12—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith by mechanical means with a movable bar or equivalent member extending between frame and wing consisting of a single rod
- E05C17/20—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith by mechanical means with a movable bar or equivalent member extending between frame and wing consisting of a single rod sliding through a guide
- E05C17/203—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith by mechanical means with a movable bar or equivalent member extending between frame and wing consisting of a single rod sliding through a guide concealed, e.g. for vehicles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
- B60J10/00—Sealing arrangements
- B60J10/80—Sealing arrangements specially adapted for opening panels, e.g. doors
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
- B60J5/00—Doors
- B60J5/04—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S292/00—Closure fasteners
- Y10S292/15—Door, checks, floor
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
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- the present invention relates to vehicle doors and in particular to the management of water flow in vehicle door systems.
- the present invention provides a vehicle door system comprising: a door, which may be formed from a plurality of panels which define a door cavity. One of the panels may have an aperture therein at a hinged end of the door.
- the system may further comprise a check mechanism comprising a check arm housing mounted within the door cavity and a check arm connected to the door and optionally extending through the aperture and through the check arm housing.
- the check arm may be movable through the check arm housing to allow opening and closing of the door.
- the check arm has flow restriction means formed on it arranged to restrict the flow of water along the check arm, and optionally through the aperture.
- FIG. 1 is a horizontal section through part of a vehicle door system according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a side view of part of a vehicle door system according to a further embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2 a is an enlargement of part of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 3 is a side view of part of a vehicle door assembly according to a further embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 3 a is an enlargement of part of FIG. 3 .
- a vehicle body 10 includes a vertical structural post 12 on the front side of a door aperture 14 , and a vehicle door 16 is hingedly mounted on the post 12 by hinges (not shown) so that it can be opened and closed.
- the door comprises an outer panel 18 and an inner panel 20 defining between them a door cavity 22 .
- At the front edge 24 of the door the front edge of the inner door panel 20 is bent round so as to extend approximately perpendicular to the main plane of the door.
- the front edge of the inner door panel therefore forms an end wall 28 covering the front end of the door cavity 22 .
- a reinforcing panel 30 is provided inside the door cavity 22 and extends across the door cavity 22 approximately parallel to the end wall 28 , being attached to the inner panel 20 at its inside edge 32 , and forming part of a join between the inner and outer panels 20 , 18 at its outside edge 34 .
- the reinforcing panel 30 is spaced from the end wall 28 so that a cavity 36 is formed between them.
- the reinforcing panel 30 has an aperture 38 through it and a check arm housing 40 is mounted in the door cavity 22 on the inside of the reinforcing panel 30 , extending over the aperture 38 .
- a check arm 42 extends through the check arm housing 40 and the aperture 38 , and also through an aperture 44 in the end wall 28 , and has a first end 46 pivotably connected to the post 12 by a mounting 48 which comprises a bracket 50 and a pivot pin 52 .
- the check arm housing 40 supports a rotatable slider (not shown) through which the check arm 42 can slide as the door 16 is opened and closed, and the check arm 42 has a stop 54 at its second end which engages with the check arm housing 40 when the door is in its fully open position to limit opening of the door 16 .
- the check arm 42 extends across the gap between the door 16 and the post 12 , through the aperture 44 in the door end wall 28 , across the cavity 36 between the end wall 28 and reinforcing panel 30 , through the aperture 38 in the reinforcing panel, and through the check arm housing 40 .
- the second end and most of the length of the check arm 42 is within the door cavity 22 .
- the check arm 42 includes a water flow restrictor 56 which is in the form of a pair of narrow ridges extending across the top and bottom surfaces of the check arm 42 .
- the ridges extend across the full width of the check arm 42 and are spaced from the pivot axis of the mounting 48 by a distance which is greater than the distance between that pivot axis and the end wall 28 when the door is closed, and less than the distance between that pivot axis and the check arm housing 40 when the door is closed. Therefore, when the door is closed, the water flow restrictor is located within the door cavity 22 , and in this case within the cavity 36 between the door end wall 28 and the reinforcing panel 30 .
- the pivoted end 46 of the check arm 42 is generally between the inner and outer door seals, so water running down from the pivoted end 46 of the check arm can get trapped on the door sill between the inner and outer door seals.
- the drainage holes in the bottom of the door are arranged to drain the water outside the outer door seal, and therefore water diverted off the check arm 42 by the flow restrictor 56 will not be trapped on the door sill.
- the check arm 142 comprises a main sliding portion 142 a of constant cross section arranged to slide through the check arm housing 140 , and a mounting portion 142 b at the pivoted end of the check arm 142 .
- the flow restrictor 156 is located on an intermediate section 142 c of the check arm 142 which is narrower than the mounting portion 142 b , and tapered, getting narrower in the direction away from the mounting 148 .
- the flow restrictor 156 comprises a ridge which extends all around the check arm 142 and is formed of plastics material and over-moulded onto the check arm 142 .
- a sharp edge 157 at the top of the ridge 156 is arranged to encourage water to collect together and drop from the lowest point of the ridge 156 .
- the flow restrictor comprises a recessed part 256 of the check arm 242 .
- This is formed by a groove or channel 257 formed in the surface of the check arm 242 , which again extends all around the check arm 242 .
- the check arm 242 is tapered slightly, getting wider towards the outer end, in the region of the groove 257 . Therefore water flowing along the check arm will tend to flow round to the underside of the check arm 242 before it reaches the groove 257 . On reaching the groove 257 on the underside, the water will not flow up into the groove 257 and will tend to drop off the arm at the edge of the groove 257 .
- the underside of the check arm housing can have an aperture formed in it.
- the flow restrictor can then be arranged to be located over that aperture when the door is closed. In this way the flow restrictor can still be located within the door cavity and spaced from the front end wall of the door cavity, so that water is diverted to flow from the check arm down inside the door cavity, and also be spaced from the rotatable slider in the check arm housing.
- the check arm housing can be mounted on the end wall by means of a mounting bracket which provides the required spacing.
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GB0811969A GB2461519B (en) | 2008-07-01 | 2008-07-01 | Vehicle door systems |
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PCT/IB2009/052867 WO2010001350A1 (en) | 2008-07-01 | 2009-07-01 | Vehicle door systems |
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US9316032B2 (en) | 2014-03-04 | 2016-04-19 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | Vehicle door checker |
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DE9102140U1 (en) | 1991-02-23 | 1991-05-16 | Krosta GmbH & Co KG Nachfolger, 5620 Velbert | Door stops for vehicle doors |
US6145163A (en) | 1998-08-27 | 2000-11-14 | Chrysler Corporation | Check strap assembly for a motor vehicle |
WO2002014637A1 (en) | 2000-08-16 | 2002-02-21 | Edscha Ag | Retaining rod/glider with cleaning grooves |
US20030173786A1 (en) | 2002-02-18 | 2003-09-18 | Ohi Seisakusho Co., Ltd. | Operation force transmitting member for door lock apparatus |
US20070040392A1 (en) | 2005-08-22 | 2007-02-22 | Rikenkaki Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Door checker for automobile |
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DE9102140U1 (en) | 1991-02-23 | 1991-05-16 | Krosta GmbH & Co KG Nachfolger, 5620 Velbert | Door stops for vehicle doors |
US6145163A (en) | 1998-08-27 | 2000-11-14 | Chrysler Corporation | Check strap assembly for a motor vehicle |
WO2002014637A1 (en) | 2000-08-16 | 2002-02-21 | Edscha Ag | Retaining rod/glider with cleaning grooves |
US20030173786A1 (en) | 2002-02-18 | 2003-09-18 | Ohi Seisakusho Co., Ltd. | Operation force transmitting member for door lock apparatus |
US20070040392A1 (en) | 2005-08-22 | 2007-02-22 | Rikenkaki Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Door checker for automobile |
US20070241569A1 (en) * | 2006-04-04 | 2007-10-18 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | Vehicle door checker having a water management dam |
US20090072552A1 (en) * | 2006-04-04 | 2009-03-19 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | Vehicle door checker having a water management dam |
US7703816B2 (en) * | 2006-04-04 | 2010-04-27 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | Vehicle door checker having a water management dam |
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US20110169297A1 (en) | 2011-07-14 |
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